Tag: Economic policy
when France passes a law that benefits Chinese… industrialists – L’Express
Should we see this as a simple error of haste? Or rather the consequence of a pile of announcements that collide with production constraints? While Bruno Le Maire, the boss…
the damning results of the Macron presidency – L’Express
The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Or the cemented conviction of being able to continue to challenge reality. Continue to push the limits, bury promises, stand on commitments, twist the steel…
Why the government should take inspiration from the Pompidou method, by Nicolas Bouzou – L’Express
The fiftieth anniversary of the death of Georges Pompidou was little celebrated. Christophe Tardieu and David Lisnard published an inspired essay on the modernity of the former president (Lessons from…
“The government’s roadmap is magical thinking” – L’Express
Officially, everything is under control. Certainly, the public deficit in 2023 was higher than expected but it should gradually and continuously decrease, falling below 3% of GDP in 2027, according…
The IMF lowers its growth forecasts for France and Germany in 2024 – L’Express
Growth in France and Germany will be significantly lower than expected this year and next, weighing on activity throughout the European bloc, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated this Tuesday,…
a laudable intention, but… – L’Express
Put an end to “lifetime” social housing. The expression, deliberately shocking, is by Guillaume Kasbarian. In an interview with Echoes On April 11, the Minister for Housing recalled the terms…
the praise of rigor, by Jean Peyrelevade – L’Express
What is rigor? The word has two meanings. For a very large part of the French population and a large majority of its political leaders, rigor is associated with the…
The infantilization of citizens, a policy that costs us dearly, by Nicolas Bouzou – L’Express
The President of the Republic himself announced that the “rail pass” would be tested in July and August 2024. Young people aged under 27 will be able, for 49 euros…
“It is urgent to reconcile the French with tax” – L’Express
Pierre Boyer is a professor at Polytechnique, deputy director of the Institute of Public Policies and a member of the compulsory levies council. He is the author of Can you…
"A French anomaly" : our readers are alarmed by the state of public finances
Russia, Israel the weight of the videos Chantal Bourry, Jonzac (Charente-Maritime) The horrible and lamentable images of the four tortured and damaged Moscow attackers are circulating without seeming to arouse…